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Big Easy Justice | Illustration the 3rd "pencils"

8/31/2012

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Whatsup eveyone, a good Friday to you all!  This piece here is the 3rd installment in a series of concept illustrations I did based on the new television series on Spike TV, BIG EASY JUSTICE.  These specific pieces were used as part of the advertising pitch for Plastic Palm Tree, a production company in Los Angeles.

This as you can see is the pencil stage of the illustration, which I later inked with brush & black india ink (be sure to keep your eyes on the lookout for said inked version, which I'll be posting in the coming days).

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D

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Shore Pix | Logo Design

8/29/2012

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Whatsup everybody,

Here's a logo I've recently designed for the new company, SHORE PIX.  Shore Pix is an establishment on the Eastern Shore of Maryland built around the digital preservation, as well as organization, of photographs new and old.

Over the course of my time designing logos I've really become quite found of these types of projects.  They're challenging in ways that help your eye understand the subtitles of "design", font selection, color and so on, which can be a slight step outside the peripheral of that of your illustrative or fine art eye.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D

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Comic Strip | (More) Character Designs

8/24/2012

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Here are a few more designs of Bo, a character for an upcoming comic strip I'll be illustrating.  I will say the story is based on actual events with characters created around real people.  So it'll be as funny as, well, you might assume it to be.

Have a great weekend & I'll talk with you next week!

-D



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Comic Strip | Character Designs

8/22/2012

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Here's a few character designs I've been working on for an upcoming comic strip.  This entertaining fellow goes by the handle of Bo.

I'll keep you posted on further developments, but the meantime I'll let you in on a small secret - those may not be his real teeth.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D


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Hard Rain | Full Panel "This Side UP"

8/20/2012

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Whatsup everybody, here's another panel from the proposed comic, HARD RAIN.

This shot here is a tasty mix of 1/4 high-speed chase, 3 quarters spitting gunfire, a pair of blown Goodyears and a sharp jerk of the wheel.  Drop in a handful of cherry demons, shake well and serve chilled.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon,

- D




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Fubar | ALTERNA ORIGINALS

8/15/2012

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Whatsup everyone!

Here we have the fifth and final illustration for the ALTERNA ORIGINALS creater-owned sketch card series.  This undead action-packed World War II climax is based upon the New York Times Best Selling graphic novel series, FUBAR - from supreme commander (and writer/artist) Jeff McComsey, along with a multitude of other very talented artists & writers.

A little while ago I expanded my world of subject matter by drawing my first zombie.  Since then I think I may have gotten a small taste for it as I truly enjoyed working on this.  Here's a brief description of the book...

We have nothing to fear, but fear itself...and Zombies.  This Zombie-Nazi smashing book spans the entire European theater from Sussex to Stalingrad as the Allies come face to face with the walking dead.

Enticing, right?  If you'd like to know more about FUBAR you can visit and peruse samples of the on Alterna Comics website right HERE.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D


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Diary of the Black Widow | ALTERNA ORIGINALS

8/13/2012

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Whatsup everybody,

Hope you all had an excellent and possibly even restful weekend. Continuing onward with our ALTERNA ORIGINALS escapade we have an alluringly dangerous character from the graphic novel, DIARY of the BLACK WIDOW created, written & illustrated by Mr. Bret M. Herholz.

As soon I saw Herholz's illustrations of the 'Black Widow' I knew I needed to take a stab at it.  The refreshingly unique drawing style, combined with the striking design of the character, rightly grabbed my attention.  There's something in the eyes that almost tells you everything you need to know...

"A young woman with a habit of seducing and killing men attracts the attention of an oblivious Detective and his helper.  Will they solve the mystery behind these murders, or will the Black Widow strike again?"

If you'd like to drink in a few pages from the graphic novel simply click right HERE.

Hope you enjoy and I'll be back soon with the series' conclusion!

- D

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The Chair | ALTERNA ORIGINALS

8/10/2012

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Whatsup everybody,

Hope your Friday's begun with an electrifying start.  Today's 3rd installment of the ALTERNA ORIGINALS sketch card series is the character Richard Sullivan from the graphic novel, THE CHAIR - written & illustrated by Peter Simeti.

Peter is not only a fine wielder of pen & brush but he himself is also the president & publisher of ALTERNA COMICS.  Yes, that's right, he's not only the owner but a member as well.

What I found striking about the Sullivan character is this ragged yet hardened appearance.  Just looking at his body language and overall all demeanor it's obvious the guy's seen and been through a lot, and most of it he'd probably prefer to pass on.  "As the sole remaining inmate in the prison, Sullivan must find a way to escape his fate or let the insane events of the prison finally consume him".  If you'd like to know more about THE CHAIR simply click HERE.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you next week,

- D


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Novo | ALTERNA ORIGINALS

8/8/2012

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Whatsup everyone!

This is illustration numero dos of my 5 card series for Alterna Comics' new collection of creator-owned trading cards, ALTERNA ORIGINALS.

This bubbly character is from the 5 volume graphic novel series, Novo, from creator/writer/artist Michael S. Bracco.  Anytime I have the opportunity to delve into the world of science-fiction I try to take it, and this portly fellow of dental magnificence was just that chance.  If you'd like to know more about Novo you can check it out right HERE.

Mr. Bracco and myself actually crossed paths a time or two, as we're both alums from MICA (Maryland Institute, College of Art).  He actually published a pretty sweet comics magazine at the time called Rhino. Today though he's the owner of the website, SpaghettiKiss.com - "Unusual apparel design for men and women" based upon his graphic novels and illustration.  Give it a look.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D

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American Terror | ALTERNA ORIGINALS

8/6/2012

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Whatsup everyone!

A little while ago Alterna Comics announced they would be doing a brand new series of creator-owned trading cards titled ALTERNA ORIGINALS, based on the mass of successful graphic novels they've published over the years.  Within this group of cards would be a massive 250 hand-drawn sketch cards from 50 different artists.  This is a project I was very excited to hear about and I'm pleased to say my name is amongst the many talented artists on the roster.

I've contributed a total of 5 originally illustrated sketch cards to the collection, and in celebration of the release of the cards this coming Fall I'll be posting each card right here on my site one at a time over the next week and a half.

We had the opportunity to choose whichever characters we'd like to illustrate from any of their graphic novels (that in itself was tough, since so there were so many great lookin' characters).

First up is a character by the name of Homer Hegal from Jeff McComsey's comic, AMERICAN TERROR.  The unique look of this fellow immediately grabbed my attention and I knew I had to try my hand at him.  Spectacles AND an eye-patch on one character.  C'mon on, right?  The exact ingredients of 'cool'.

If you'd like to find out more about AMERICAN TERROR you can click right HERE.  You can also visit Alterna Comics' website at www.AlternaComics.com to find out more about ALTERNA ORIGINALS.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon!

- D


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    Douglas E. Draper Jr. is an award-winning artist working out of Philadelphia. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Annapolis, Baltimore and various other cities and galleries.  His fine art and illustrative work can be seen from such publishers as Moonstone Books, Top Shelf, Desperado, IDW, and many others.
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